Arthur Géa (born 2 January 2005) is a French tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of world No. 290 achieved on 17 February 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 470 achieved on 28 October 2024.

Early life

Géa is from Velleron near

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, in

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. Between the ages of seven and thirteen he trained at the Alain Barrère academy in Pontet, before joining the Ligue de Provence. He later joined the National Training Center of the French Tennis Federation in Paris.

Junior career

Géa reached the third round of the boys' singles at the

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, and in the boys' singles at the 2022 US Open. He went a round better to reach the quarter final of the boys’ singles at the

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. At the

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Géa reached the second round of the boys' singles, and first round in the boys' doubles. At the

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he lost to Henry Searle in the third round of the singles, but reached the semifinals of the boys' doubles. He reached the semi-final of the

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, where he lost to American

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Professional career

2023: Maiden ITF title, Major qualifying debut

In May, Géa made his debut at the

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qualifying rounds after receiving a Wild Card for the event. He lost in the first round to

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. In June, after receiving a wildcard into the 2023 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois, Géa made his debut and recorded his first win at the Challenger level, defeating world No. 135 Timofey Skatov in straight sets. Coached by

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and Jérôme Pottier, Géa made a successful start to his pro-career when he reached his first ITF Tour final in

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in November 2023 where he lost to

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. The following week at the same venue he won his first senior title on the ITF Tour with a three sets victory over Cezar Crețu. He then won two more ITF Tour titles in the same month to reach four consecutive finals, winning three consecutive titles, including a win in the final of the fourth event over the higher ranked Brit

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2024: Maiden Challenger doubles final

In March, Géa qualified for the 2024 Challenger Città di Lugano in

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. In the first round he defeated the higher ranked Lloyd Harris. He followed that win in his next Challenger event, the 2024 Tennis Napoli Cup, with a win over former top-ten player

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. In the first qualifying round at the

, Géa lost in a deciding set to Lloyd Harris. He reached the final of the men's doubles at the 2024 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois in June 2024, playing alongside

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. He finished 2024 with back-to-back titles in M15 events in

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2025: ATP Tour debut, top 300

Géa started 2025 with a final at the ITF tournament in

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and a title at the ITF Tour tournament in

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, defeating compatriot Maé Malige in the final, for his 19th win out of 20 matches. In February, Géa made his

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debut at the

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, France as a qualifier after defeating

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and

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in the qualifying rounds. He lost to fellow qualifier

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in the first round of the main draw, but still entered the top 300 as a result.https://www.laprovence.com/article/sports/2219997578507914/open-13-provence-battu-au-1er-tour-le-vauclusien-arthur-gea-en-redemande In May, Géa made his Major's doubles debut at the

, partnering with Moïse Kouamé. The pair lost in the first round.

Performance timeline

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Doubles 1 (1 runner up)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gea, Arthur 2005 births Living people French male tennis players Sportspeople from Vaucluse